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1 == Introduction ==
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3 Establishing the CEC NDA is, besides you registering to the CEC Scheme via this website, and your application for participating in the CEC Scheme being approved, the crucial prerequisite for your company's participation in the CEC Scheme.
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7 Please note that we do not support custom NDAs. Requests for change of wording, adding or removing clauses, and especially change of applicable law and venue are not entertained.
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10 Please start with downloading the NDA form:
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12 == Download the form ==
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14 Download the applicable CEC NDA Form using the link below:
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17 |cecQAF form|[[cecQAF>>attach:cecQAF v2as 2026-03-06 - VENDOR PRODTYPE - V0a XXX YYYY-MM-DD.xlsx]]
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19 == Rename the file to identify it as one from your company ==
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21 The name of the downloaded file looks like this:
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23 cecQAF v2as 2026-03-06 - VENDOR PRODTYPE - V0a XXX YYYY-MM-DD.xlsx
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25 In this name, replace the information in the name of the downloaded file, identified in the left column, with the information identified in the right column:
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28 |Replace this information|with this information
29 |VENDOR|The name of your company, please shorten to a single word, for example if your company name is "Wonderful Security Printing Neverland Ltd", use "Wonderful" or an acronym like "WSPN".
30 |PRODTYPE|The CEC Acronym for the product type the cecQAF is for, for example CB or ICC
31 |V0a|This is the version of your file. For the initial submission, please leave it as V0a, but once at a later stage you modify the file, update the letter only, eg V0a to V0b.
32 |XXX|Initials of the person having made the latest revision, for example change XXX to PP if your initials are PP because your name is Peter Parker
33 |YYYY-MM-DD|The date of the latest modification in the ISO 1806 format. Replace YYYY with the year, MM with the Month, DD with the day of the latest revision you made to the file
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35 == Complete the fields ==
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37 Complete the light blue
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39 **__Do not print or re-convert to PDF format__** the NDA form. You need to return to us the original file, with the only modification being the requested information entered into the blue fields. If the file does not comply with these rules, it will not be processed further.
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41 Agreeing to the Non-bribery clause is recommended but not required to participate in the CEC Scheme. Independent of agreeing to this clause, any attempts at bribery that become known to us will be forwarded to the applicable legal authorities and Mastercard.
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43 Save the file as and e-mail it to [[contact@cecocert.com>>mailto:contact@cecocert.com]], with the subject line:
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45 * "CEC NDA COMPANYNAME for signature"
46 * replacing COMPANYNAME with the name of your company.
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48 In the e-mail, advise that you would like to proceed with the CEC NDA and provide the name, title, and e-mail address of the signee or signees for your company.
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50 If your company requires that two representatives of your company sign the NDA, please advise accordingly and provide name, title, and e-mail address of both signees in the e-mail. We will then adjust the form accordingly.
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52 If your company cannot sign via docusign.com, please advise accordingly in the e-mail if you want to manually sign the NDA, or sign a PDF electronically.
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54 If you want to be notified of the docusign process being initiated, for example if you want to follow up with your signee, please advise us accordingly in the e-mail you are sending us the NDA form with. In this case please remember that the copy you receive is not for signature, and that your signee receives a different copy.
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56 == Signing process ==
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58 === Default - via docusign.com ===
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60 By default, we will send the NDA for signature via docusign.com.
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62 Your signatory will receive the NDA for signature first. Once your signee has signed, docusign will forward the document automatically to us for signature. Once we have countersigned, both parties will receive a copy of the NDA.
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64 === Manual signature method ===
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66 If you advise us that you need to sign manually, then we will send you a PDF of the NDA.
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68 Please then:
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70 * print the NDA,
71 * have it manually signed by a legal representative of your company, then
72 * scan it back into your computer
73 * e-mail it to [[contact@cecocert.com>>mailto:contact@cecocert.com]] with the subject line:
74 ** "CEC NDA signed by COMPANYNAME"
75 ** replacing COMPANYNAME with the name of your company.
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77 === Electronic signature method ===
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79 If you advise us that you need to sign the NDA by electronically signing a PDF, then we will send you a PDF of the NDA.
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81 Please then:
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83 * have the form electronically signed by a legal representative of your company using the signature field by __right__-clicking the Signature field in the "For Vendor" column on page 5 and choosing the "Certify ..." option.
84 * __Do not__ use the "Sign ..." function of the PDF reader/editor instead of the "Certify ..." function, as "Sign" locks the document against further changes, and thus makes it impossible for us to countersign the NDA electronically.
85 * e-mail it to [[contact@cecocert.com>>mailto:contact@cecocert.com]] with the subject line:
86 ** "CEC NDA signed by COMPANYNAME"
87 ** replacing COMPANYNAME with the name of your company.
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89 = FAQs =
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91 A couple of questions come up frequently with respect to NDAs, and while please forgiving us for the laziness to not answer them again and again by e-mail, please find our standard answers to them below:
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93 === Why require identification as "confidential", could the NDA not simply cover "all information"? ===
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95 Various courts have struck down NDAs as invalid, because they defined confidential information too broadly, eg trying to cover all information exchanged through a "catch-all" term.
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97 === Can we have our company location as applicable law and venue? ===
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99 The CEC Scheme is developed to be economic and operate at a reasonable cost. This does not allow for managing the risk of court cases in multiple legislations and locations.
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101 === Can we have a third location as applicable law and venue? ===
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103 No, for the same reason as stated above. In addition, we often experienced that where "third location different from yours and ours" were proposed, the proposing party had a subsidiary (and probably lawyers) in that "third location" and we did not.
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105 === Can we reword clauses because our lawyer would like it differently? ===
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107 No, for the same reason as stated above. Unless there are sustained concerns that a clause is not valid or misses its intent, we will not entertain discussions about rewording clauses.
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109 === The NDA form does not work with my PDF Reader version. What shall I do? ===
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111 E-mail [[contact@cecocert.com>>mailto:contact@cecocert.com]] and in the e-mail provide the information that would be entered into the blue fields in the NDA form. If you cannot even open the file, then let us know, and we will query the necessary information from you.
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113 We will then prepare the document for signature using the information you provided.
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115 === I found an error or mistake in the NDA form. What shall I do? ===
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117 Please e-mail [[contact@cecocert.com>>path:mailto:contact@cecocert.com]] and let us know of the error or mistake you identified. We will correct the error and provide you an updated form. Many thanks in advance!